remote control (redirected from IR remote control)

remote control

n.

1. The control of an activity, process, or machine from a distance, as by radioed instructions or coded signals.

2. A device used to control an apparatus or machine from a distance.

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re·mote-con·trol (r-mtkn-trl), re·mote-con·trolled (-trld) adj.

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remote control

n

(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire

remote-controlled  adj

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remote control - The term existed by 1904, and the shortened version, remote, was used in print by 1966.

See also related terms for remote.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

remote control - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" remote device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control

Translations

remote control n (TV) → telecomando

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